An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and ten others suffered injuries when a Porsche car driven by a law student, who was allegedly drunk, hit the median at the Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore in Chennai today.

The
accused has been
identified
as Vikas Vijayanand, son of a
Supreme
Court lawyer Vijay Anand. He was driving back
home with a friend after attending a party thrown by Tuti Patriot,
the winner of Tamil Nadu Premier League. At around 3:30 am, the car
hit the curb and smashed into several parked autos.

In
Focus

Usually the auto drivers sleep in their
parked auto's and when the Porshe hit the autos, the auto drivers
faced serious injuries. 29-year-old G Arumugam, was killed on the
spot, while Varadhan suffered serious injuries and was taken to Rajiv
Gandhi Government Hospital. Rest of the victims were taken to
Royapettah Government Hospital.

Sundar, one of the auto-drivers who
witnessed the accident and was also injured, said, "I heard a
screeching noise of brakes...that's all. My chest was hurting and I
went blank. I realized what had happened only when the police came...
they only helped the car driver and took him away... An ambulance
came for us only after twenty minutes."

The Adyar traffic police have
registered a case, and investigations are underway. The accused have
been arrested by the police.

As per reports, the gleaming blue
Porsche was also completely smashed, but the two managed to escape
the crash unharmed as the airbags deployed. As per the police
officials, "The student Vikas Vijayanand was drunk while driving.
We are investigating."